Comprehensive Breast Health Center

Comprehensive, Compassionate and Customized Breast Cancer Treatment

If you've been recently diagnosed with breast cancer and don't know where to begin, start your journey with us. We have approaches you won't find anywhere else in the San Diego region. Our clinical physicians and research scientists collaborate to give you cancer-fighting resources that only an academic health system can provide.

Why Choose Us?

Moores Cancer Center is ranked among the nation's best in cancer services by U.S. News & World Report, and is one of only 45 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country—and the only one in San Diego County. And:

Our breast cancer specialists are all leaders in their field

Studies show patient outcomes are better at NCI-designated cancer centers

Here, you’ll find specialists who work together to understand your individual disease and to develop a treatment strategy that is unique to you – one targeted to your specific disease. This means you’ll get the best chance at breast conservation and the most current chemotherapy, hormonal therapy or radiation options for the most favorable results. And if you qualify for one of our many research trials, you’ll have access to treatments that offer hope for better therapies in the future. Read more in Treatment Options.

A true team approach

It’s rare to find a true team approach that coordinates the multiple specialties needed for your particular case, but you’ll find it here. Our physicians, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses and social workers all work together—most just down the hall from one another—and meet weekly to discuss the best options for every patient. This ongoing collaboration means you do not have to run from specialist to specialist, hoping that they communicate and agree on your treatment. Meet our team.

Extraordinary support services

Our comprehensive approach goes beyond providing you with the best available treatment options for breast cancer. From your first visit here, you’ll gain access to extraordinary care and support services. Our psychosocial support team will put you in touch with resources to help manage your life and your wellness during treatment and recovery.

Follow-up continues past initial treatment

Your team will stay with you for years through our Survivorship Program. While most surgeons don't follow their patients for very long after surgery, our entire team is involved in your follow-up care for many years. Read more about the Survivorship Program.